[sork] Horde hangs after changing password (passwd 4.0.0alpha1)

Felipe Scarel fbscarel at gmail.com
Thu Oct 27 11:40:00 UTC 2011


Sorry for my insistence, but has anyone had the time to take a look on this
issue? Should I open a bug, or provide more information?

Hadn't been able to progress on this issue so far.

Thanks in advance,
fbscarel

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:35, Felipe Scarel <fbscarel at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, any follow-ups on this issue?
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:58, Felipe Scarel <fbscarel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I applied the patch on
>> http://git.horde.org/horde-git/-/commit/60c7d1fe1d8338c512cf02ceeb2bcd61b8e8e44e#diff-1 ,
>> with no luck so far.
>>
>> What happens is the following:
>>  * User accesses the Passwd screen;
>>  * User types old password and two matching new passwords;
>>  * Horde/IMP correctly changes the password in the LDAP database (in my
>> case, I'm using a hook script to do so);
>>  * Page refreshes and the notification "Password changed on LOCATION." is
>> shown;
>>  * The sidebar does not get loaded anymore, and all the menu elements from
>> the upper menu (on Traditional mode) disappear, aside from "Password",
>> "Problem", "Help" and "Log Out". So, essentially, the only option left for
>> the user is to either change his password again, or log out;
>>  * If the user clicks "Log Out", the page enters an endless refresh loop;
>>  * The only solution I've found so far is to erase browser cache,
>> including cookies, and login again with the new, changed, password.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your help Jan (and others from the ticket thread). If
>> there's any further information I can provide, I'll be happy to do so.
>>
>> Regards,
>> fbscarel
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 06:09, Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Zitat von Felipe Scarel <fbscarel at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I recently installed the passwd plugin via PEAR (from pear.horde.org),
>>>> version 4.0.0alpha1, the latest available. My Horde, IMP and other
>>>> applications have also been recently updated.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using LDAP to store user information, and have setup a hook function
>>>> to
>>>> gather the user's DN from the database. So far, that setup works and I
>>>> can
>>>> change passwords without trouble.
>>>>
>>>> However, as soon as I successfully change passwords, the user seemingly
>>>> gets
>>>> "locked out" of Horde, i.e. the browser hangs up, as if Horde doesn't
>>>> allow
>>>> the user to access resources anymore with the old password. The only
>>>>
>>>
>>> What do you mean with "locked out"? What happens if he tries to access
>>> "resources" and what are those "resources" actually?
>>>
>>>
>>>  solution is to delete the browser cookie and login again with the new
>>>> password.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any solution to that problem? Any pointers are greatly
>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Could be http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/**10228<http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/10228>
>>>
>>> Jan.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Do you need professional PHP or Horde consulting?
>>> http://horde.org/consulting/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sork mailing list - Join the hunt: http://horde.org/bounties/#**sork<http://horde.org/bounties/#sork>
>>> Frequently Asked Questions: http://horde.org/faq/
>>> To unsubscribe, mail: sork-unsubscribe at lists.horde.**org<sork-unsubscribe at lists.horde.org>
>>>
>>
>>
>


More information about the sork mailing list